47 Keto Cake Recipes for Every Occasion

I bake keto cakes for birthdays, holidays, random Tuesdays when I need chocolate. Almond flour, coconut flour, sugar-free sweeteners, and most of them fool people who aren't even eating low-carb. I've got 90-second mug cakes for weeknights and three-layer birthday cakes for when it actually matters.

30 Recipes
3.6g Avg Net Carbs
4–70 Minutes
4.8 Avg Rating (331 reviews)

Celebration Cakes

Birthday parties, dinner parties, or just a really good Tuesday. These are the cakes I make when I want to impress.

1 slice of keto carrot cake

Keto Carrot Cake with Almond Flour

4.9 (96 ratings)

I brought this to my neighbor's potluck last Thanksgiving and nobody asked if it was keto. They asked for the recipe. Real shredded carrots, warm spices, and that sour cream cream cheese frosting does all the heavy lifting. 5.6g net carbs per slice.

45 min 5.6g net carbs 8 servings
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2 Side view of a slice of keto white cake showing the moist crumb and thick layer of frosting, topped with a single pink candle.

Keto Vanilla Birthday Cake

4.8 (5 ratings)

Oat fiber and whey protein isolate in the batter, egg whites whipped separately and folded in. That's the part that makes the crumb actually spongy instead of dense. Under 2g net carbs per slice, and it serves 16.

35 min 1.7g net carbs 16 servings
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3 a square slice of keto strawberry cake on a stack of white plates with two sliced strawberries on the side and forks nearby

Keto Strawberry Cake

4.6 (8 ratings)

Looks like something from a bakery window. I roast the strawberries first to concentrate the flavor before pureeing them into the batter. Fresh strawberries go into the frosting too. 4.7g net carbs, serves 9.

65 min 4.7g net carbs 9 servings
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4 slice of keto spice cake

Keto Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

4.7 (12 ratings)

Six spices, not just cinnamon. The cardamom and cloves together give it warmth that goes beyond basic pumpkin spice. Cream cheese frosting on top. About 5.5 grams net carbs per slice.

50 min 5.5g net carbs 8 servings
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5 slice of birthday cake chaffle

Keto Birthday Cake Chaffle

4.9 (14 ratings)

Need a birthday cake in 20 minutes? Stack three cream cheese chaffles, pipe some buttercream between the layers, done. I've made this at 9pm the night before a birthday more than once. 2.1g net carbs.

10 min 2.1g net carbs 2 servings
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6 a thin slice of dense chocolate cake part of the whole cake and topped with whipped cream

Flourless Chocolate Cake

5 (4 ratings)

Under 3 net carbs, zero flour. Just chocolate, butter, eggs, and sweetener. Dense and rich in a way that makes people think you spent hours on it. You didn't.

65 min 2.9g net carbs 8 servings
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Cheesecakes

Cheesecake is naturally low-carb friendly, which is why I make it more than any other dessert.

7 a slice of plain cheesecake on a plate with berries on top

Keto Cheesecake

4.9 (10 ratings)

Eight five-star reviews and I still get a little nervous every time I pull it out of the oven. It always turns out. Silky New York style with barely 3 carbs a slice, and it feeds 12 so there's actually leftovers (sometimes).

135 min 3g net carbs 12 servings
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8 A slice of cheesecake on a plate topped with whipped cream and berries. With a bowl of blueberries next to the plate.

Protein Cheesecake

4.5 (4 ratings)

30 grams of protein per slice. I make it on Sundays and eat a piece every night that week like it's part of my meal prep, because it basically is. 3.4g net carbs.

75 min 3.4g net carbs 8 servings
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9 A slice of no-bake cheesecake on a plate covered with raspberry sauce and whole fresh raspberries.

Keto Raspberry No-Bake Cheesecake

5 (6 ratings)

No oven. Silky filling, homemade raspberry sauce on top. The kind of dessert that looks like effort but takes maybe 20 minutes of actual work. Under 5g net carbs, serves 12.

40 min 4.4g net carbs 12 servings
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10 Two slices of pumpkin roll cake on a wooden board, dusted with powdered sweetener.

Keto Pumpkin Roll

4.9 (9 ratings)

Thin spongy pumpkin cake rolled around a cream cheese filling. The rolling part sounds scary but it hasn't cracked on me yet, four Thanksgivings and counting. Under 3g net carbs per slice.

60 min 2.7g net carbs 10 servings
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11 Close up of a single small mini cheesecake with graham cracker crust and topped with blackberry syrup.

Mini Keto Cheesecakes

4.8 (6 ratings)

Makes 28 bite-sized cheesecakes. A full cheesecake needs plates and forks and serving drama. These, everyone just grabs one. 1.4g net carbs each.

50 min 1.4g net carbs 28 servings
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Chocolate Cakes

Chocolate is a whole mood. These are the ones that actually satisfy it.

12 melty hot chocolate inside a cake with a bite taken out

Keto Chocolate Lava Cake

4.8 (11 ratings)

Four minutes from bowl to table. Molten chocolate oozing out of a warm cake. I still don't fully understand how it works this fast, but it does, every time. Makes 2, under 5g net carbs each.

4 min 4.4g net carbs 2 servings
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13 whipped cream on top of warm gooey chocolate dump cake

Chocolate Hazelnut Keto Dump Cake

4.6 (5 ratings)

You literally dump everything into the pan and bake it. The hazelnut flavor tastes like Nutella without the 21 grams of sugar per serving. 2.4g net carbs, serves 12.

30 min 2.4g net carbs 12 servings
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14 A slice of chocolate cake on a white plate with a small fork on the plate.

Keto Sauerkraut Chocolate Cake

4 (3 ratings)

I tell people there's sauerkraut in this cake just to watch their reaction. You genuinely cannot taste it. What you do taste is an absurdly moist chocolate cake that people keep asking about. Under 4 carbs, serves 12.

55 min 3.8g net carbs 12 servings
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15 a creamy frosted cake with chocolate chips scattered near

Black Forest Waffle Cake

4.6 (5 ratings)

Chocolate waffles. Whipped cream. Cherries. Stacked. Black Forest cake built in a waffle iron instead of an oven. 3.8g net carbs, serves 4.

30 min 3.8g net carbs 4 servings
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16 slice of pumpkin and chocolate pumpkin cake on a small plate with a pumpkin in the background and a full bundt cake behind

Keto Chocolate Pumpkin Bundt Cake

4.8 (5 ratings)

Looks like it came from a bakery because of the swirl pattern, but it's really just two batters poured over each other in a bundt pan. Pumpkin and chocolate. 5.4g net carbs, serves 12.

70 min 5.4g net carbs 12 servings
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Mug Cakes in Two Minutes

Mix in a mug, microwave, eat. For the nights when I want cake but absolutely do not want to turn on the oven.

17 low-carb pecan pie mug cake on a plate with pecan topping

The Best Keto Pecan Pie Mug Cake

5 (16 ratings)

Nine five-star reviews and I've probably made it a hundred times myself. 90 seconds in the microwave and it tastes like pecan pie. 3.9g net carbs.

3 min 3.9g net carbs 2 servings
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18 close up of a tiny cake in a white bowl with whipped cream spiraled on top

Keto Pumpkin Mug Cake

4.7 (11 ratings)

Two minutes. Warm pumpkin cake. That's it, that's the sell. 5.3g net carbs, 4.9 star average from 7 reviews.

4 min 5.3g net carbs 1 servings
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19 close up of moist keto cake topped with a swirl of whipped cream and chocolate curls

The BEST EVER Keto Chocolate Mug Cake

4.8 (11 ratings)

Feels like cheating. Two minutes of effort for a fudgy chocolate cake that actually satisfies the craving instead of making it worse. Under 4g net carbs.

2 min 3.8g net carbs 1 servings
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21 a lit candle on a small birthday cake with sprinkles and candles scattered near

Birthday Mug Cake

4.9 (7 ratings)

My younger son wanted birthday cake on a random Wednesday. This was ready before he finished his homework. Frosting and sprinkles on top, barely over 1g net carbs, makes two so I had one too.

7 min 1.5g net carbs 2 servings
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22 frosted keto red velvet mug cake on a white cake stand with flowers

Keto Red Velvet Mug Cake Recipe

4.7 (12 ratings)

Red velvet in a mug, and it actually works. The cocoa gives it that signature flavor and the color holds up. 3.2g net carbs, makes 4 servings.

5 min 3.2g net carbs 4 servings
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Seasonal and Holiday

I keep a rotation of holiday cakes that my family expects every year. Miss one and I hear about it.

23 beautiful Fall inspired cream cheese topped pumpkin muffin

Keto Pumpkin Cupcakes

4.9 (20 ratings)

4.9 stars across 10 reviews. Spongy pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and they make 16 so there's enough for school lunches and after-dinner dessert in the same batch. 4.5g net carbs each.

18 min 4.5g net carbs 16 servings
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24 A slice of pumpkin dump cake on a plate topped with crunchy pecans and whipped topping.

Keto Pumpkin Dump Cake

4.9 (8 ratings)

Pumpkin pie layer. Yellow cake layer. Pecan streusel on top. Dump it all in the pan, bake, done. 4.1g net carbs, serves 9.

60 min 4.1g net carbs 9 servings
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25 A chocolate yule log cake decorated with cranberries and rosemary on a wooden board.

Keto Yule Log

4.7 (6 ratings)

I tried three Yule Log recipes before this one. The other two cracked when I rolled them. This one hasn't, not once, and I've made it every Christmas since. Barely 3 carbs per slice, serves 12.

60 min 3g net carbs 12 servings
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26 A pile a small cakes shaped like Little Debbie's Christmas Trees on a gray plate with Christmas bulbs nearby.

Keto Christmas Tree Cakes

5 (4 ratings)

Homemade version of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes. Sugar-free meringue filling, white chocolate coating, the whole thing. They take some time to assemble but the batch makes 20. Under 4g net carbs each.

60 min 3.8g net carbs 20 servings
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27 Slices of cinnamon coffee cake on parchment paper.

Keto Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

4.4 (5 ratings)

Tastes like a cinnamon roll but I don't have to proof dough or wait around. Slice it like coffee cake, serve it at brunch, nobody knows the difference. 1.7g net carbs, serves 12.

45 min 1.7g net carbs 12 servings
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28 a whole keto strawberry shortcake sitting on a white cakestand with blue background with a strawberry on top

Keto Strawberry Shortcake

4.8 (5 ratings)

Why don't more keto sites have strawberry shortcake? The biscuit base is gluten-free, the strawberries are real, and the whole thing is about 2.5g net carbs per serving. Serves 8.

30 min 2.6g net carbs 8 servings
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29 Warm, gooey peach cobbler on a plate topped with creamy ice cream.

Keto Peach Cobbler

4.4 (9 ratings)

Based on Paula Deen's recipe, which is basically butter and sugar held together by peaches. This version keeps the peaches and the butter but loses most of the carbs. 3.6g net carbs per serving, serves 10.

55 min 3.6g net carbs 10 servings
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30 layers of berries, whipped cream and cake in a trifle bowl with berries in the background

Keto Trifle

4.8 (5 ratings)

Layers. Berries. Lemon whipped cream. No baking. Serves 20, which is why this is what I bring to summer parties. 5.4g net carbs per serving.

60 min 5.4g net carbs 20 servings
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